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NWSL will be fine without Carli Lloyd

Even though she got beaten to the punch by a couple of teammates, Carli Lloyd moving to Manchester City for a few months has been the buzz of American women’s soccer for nearly a week now. Perhaps it’s even because other teammates jumped to Europe before her - Crystal Dunn to Chelsea, Alex Morgan to Lyon, Heather O’Reilly to Arsenal - that Lloyd’s move is sending out so many tremors.

Lloyd gave an interview to the New York Times, telling Andrew Das, “Fans get attached to teams and players, and I’m sure there are some people unhappy that I will be missing a portion of the season.